Good afternoon, I'm _____ with today's episode of EZ News.
Tai-Ex opening
The Tai-Ex opened marginally down this morning from yesterday's close, at
17,356 on turnover of 1.6-billion N-T.
The market retreated from an early rise to end the day slightly higher on
Wednesday - as Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing saw its gains eroded (
削弱) ahead of the release of its November sales data.
Investor sentiment also turned cautious ahead of the release of U-S nonfarm
payroll data tomorrow, as many are waiting for more guidance on the Federal
Reserve's monetary policy.
Environment Minister in Dubai for COP28
Environment Minister Xue Fu-sheng is in Dubai for the COP28 meeting.
According to Ministry of Environment, Xue is leading a delegation of other
government officials to the two-week United Nations's annual climate change
conference.
Taiwan hasn't been formally invited to attend the conference, but officials
are attending peripheral (週邊) meetings and holding talks on the sidelines
of the event.
The environment minister says he's been highlighting Taiwan's plans to reach
climate goals and showcasing the government's resolution to pursue efforts to
limit the average global temperature rise during those meetings in Dubai.
Pufferfish that Killed 1 and Hospitalized 8 Others was "Inedible"
And,
The Food and Drug Administration says a poisonous pufferfish that was served
by a restaurant owner in Nantou County last month has been identified as an
lunartail puffer.
The meal left one person dead and resulted in eight other people being
hospitalized.
According to the F-D-A, samples of the fish were sent for testing immediately
following the man's death and D-N-A samples identified it as a lunartail
puffer - which is an inedible (不可食用的) variety of the fish.
The F-D-A says the lunartail puffer can be easily confused with species in
the same genus that are edible when properly prepared.
The sale, processing and producing of food stuffs made with pufferfish are
illegal under the Act Governing Food Safety and Sanitation.
US Ukraine Funding Stalls in Senate
US President Joe Biden's push to pass tens of billions of dollars in new aid
for Ukraine has stalled in the Senate.
Republican lawmakers blocked the funding - which also includes help for
Israel - in a protest over a dispute (爭議) about border security policy.
Kate Fisher reports from Washington
France Charges for Man Who Killed Tourist Near Eiffel Tower
Prosecutors say a man accused of fatally stabbing a tourist and injuring two
other people over the weekend near the Eiffel Tower has been placed under
investigation on charges of murder and attempted murder in connection with a
terrorist organization.
The suspect went before an investigating magistrate Wednesday who ultimately
decides preliminary charges.
The stabbing over the weekend killed a German-Filipino tourist at a bridge
near the tower.
It has drawn special concern from French authorities less than a year before
the 2024 Paris Olympics, whose opening ceremony is planned along the Seine
river.
The man had been under surveillance for suspected Islamic radicalization.
Mexico Supreme Court Overturns Bullfighting Ban
Mexico's Supreme Court has overturned (推翻) a 2022 ban on bullfighting in
Mexico City, opening the way for events to resume, possibly as soon as this
month.
A panel of justices voted to overturn a May 2022 injunction that said bull
fights violated city resident’s rights to a healthy environment free from
violence.
The panel did not explain their arguments for overturning the ban, but fight
organizers claimed it violated their right to continue the tradition.
The capital had a history of almost 500 years of bullfighting, but there had
been no fights since the 2022 injunction.
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